As a Baha’i, I put energy into my community’s activities. Also, I am very involved with the community at large, and my activities there result in sacrificing my Baha’i involvement, which creates an ...

The process of converting to the Bahá'í religion, known by Bahá'ís as "declaring one's faith". Membership of the Bahá'í faith is open to all those who believe that Bahá'u'lláh is the latest ...

Chicagoans is a first-person account from off the beaten track, as told to Anne Ford. This week’s Chicagoan is Baha’i follower Lucia Pane. Whenever I mention the Baha’i faith, people look at me like, ...

All about prayer in Bahá'í life. Prayer is a vital part of Bahá'í spiritual life. Bahá'ís believe that prayer is more than making requests to God; it's more like a conversation with God in contrast to ...

A quote I identify with comes from Mahatma Gandhi: “I’m a Hindu, a Christian, a Muslim, a Jew, a Buddhist and a Confucian.” I’m sure Gandhi could’ve kept going, mentioning the Baháis, the Quakers, the ...

The Baha’i faith — a small but global religion with an interfaith credo — fits comfortably into the religious spectrum of most countries. In several Middle East nations, however, Baha’i followers face ...